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Status
Active
Coverage
2019–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
CiteScore
0.5
SJR · SCImago
0.143
Q4 SJR quartile
H-index
12
Best quartile
Q4 · 23rd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 511 / 669 | 23rd | Q4 |
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Acta Medica Peruana
Acta Medica Peruana is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 0.5), DOAJ. Published by Colegio Medico del Peru.
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ISSN 1018-8800Verify ISSN ↗1728-5917Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Colegio Medico del Peru
Scopus · Q4Open Access
0.5
CiteScore 2025
Q4
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
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Quick answers
Is Acta Medica Peruana indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2019–present, best quartile Q4, CiteScore 0.5.
What quartile is Acta Medica Peruana in Scopus?
Acta Medica Peruana is Q4 in Medicine (all) (rank 511 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Acta Medica Peruana?
Acta Medica Peruana is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.5, quartile Q4, 23rd percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.143, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 12.
Who publishes Acta Medica Peruana and what is its ISSN?
Acta Medica Peruana is published by Colegio Medico del Peru. Its print ISSN is 1018-8800 and its online ISSN is 1728-5917.
Is Acta Medica Peruana in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Acta Medica Peruana open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is Acta Medica Peruana? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Acta Medica Peruana has an h-index of 15 and a 2-year mean of 0.25 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.5, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #453 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
15
h-index
0.25
2-yr mean citations
37
i10-index
936
works indexed
1,692
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#453 of 646 Bottom 30% Medicine (all)
Acta Medica Peruana published 54 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 103. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Acta Medica Peruana? — latest 22 articles, 2024–2025
In its latest 22 research articles (2024–2025), authors are most often from Peru (88.6%), United States (4.5%) and Mexico (2.3%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Acta Medica Peruana? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration88.6% of recent authorship from Peru
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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